Jack Alban Trending If you’re looking for a reliable luxury SUV, then you might want to stay away from the . That’s the takeaway TikTokers are having after Patches ( ) posted a clip of a Jeep Wagoneer completely disassembled in the shop. In their post, they showed the extent of the repair work needed on the vehicle which shocked users.
A text overlay in the video reads: “$100,000 brand new Jeep Wagoneer with less than 8,000 miles.” The cautionary message is emblazoned over footage of the large, three-row SUV suspended in the air of the shop. As the mechanic steps back, they reveal that the bottom portion of the vehicle has been separated as if it were a giant Lego truck.
The further the tech steps back, the more aspects regarding the disassembly of the vehicle are seen. The hood’s popped up, the front driver’s window is rolled down, and its engine is covered in various wires. The tech then pans over to other parts of the car removed from the Wagoneer before the video closes out.
According to Kelley Blue Book, the sticker price of the base model Jeep Wagoneer is $64,945. However, some top-trim models with added specifications and features cost well over $100,000. For instance, going for $116,985.
While states many high-end luxury vehicles generally receive low marks for reliability—and that the Jeep Wagoneer is no exception—some “higher-end” brands are more trusted than others, . The website’s article reads, “The Jeep Wagoneer is one such unreliable vehicle and one that anyone interested in purchasing a luxury car should avoid. While it’s certainly a notable model in the SUV market, the 2023 model and plenty of those prior have a number of reported issues that can be extremely expensive to resolve.
” Someone in the forum wrote they noticed the check engine light was on after driving their car for 2,000 miles. “If it runs right, ignore the light and drive it, light vanished many times in a few hundred miles. (ie, time and mileage resets),” they wrote.
While people mentioned some of their problems with the vehicles, others claimed many happy Wagoneer owners never post “the good” about their cars. There was one owner on the site, however, who was convinced that their car was “nothing but problems.” They listed all of the issues they had on their whip in just the first 1,000 miles of ownership.
“I truly wish we would not have purchased the Jeep Wagoneer. Quality is clearly an issue. I don’t recommend it to anyone that asks about it,” they wrote.
Here are the issues they reported: One user who saw the TikTok said they couldn’t understand why people even trust purchasing Dodge/Jeep/Fiat/Chrysler offerings anymore: “Why are people still buying Chrysler products?” Someone else quipped, “Warranty be like ‘1.3hrs take it or leave it.’” Someone else shared an acronym they believe Jeep stands for: “Jeep.
..Just Empty Every Pocket.
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